It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never read more

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand read more

There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may read more

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what read more

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to read more

People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.